Agnews Cemetery
1250 Hope Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 615-3790
Formerly on the grounds of the old Agnews State Hospital, an institution for the care and treatment of
the mentally ill, which opened in 1889. Now located next to the Sun Microsystems/Agnews Clock
Tower Building. Local historical groups worked with Sun to refurbish the historic cemetery and erect a monument to the
112 patients an staff who were killed when the Hospital collapsed during the 1906 earthquake.
The Agnews Historical cemetery has no public access, but the cemetery may be viewed from a platform in the building which will house the musuem.
For more about the old Agnews State Hospital see Agnews Insane Asylum. A map is available from the City of Santa Clara Parks and Facilities
Dept. showing the exact location of the cemetery (pdf file): Agnews Cemetery.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (73 interments as of 10/08): Agnews Historical Cemetery
Alta Mesa Memorial Park
695 Arastradero Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 493-1041
Website: Alta Mesa Memorial Park
Alta Mesa Memorial Park was established in 1904 as a non-denominational cemetery. They have seventy-two acres and are a
privately owned endowment care cemetery. Office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (936 interments as of 10/08): Alta Mesa Memorial Park
Alta Mesa Cemetery Map (Darrin & Andrea Lythgoes): Alta Mesa Memorial Park
Beth David Memorial Garden
300 Curtner Ave.
San Jose, CA 95125
(408) 297-2447
Website: Beth David Memorial Garden
See Oak Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (20 interments as of 10/08): Beth David Memorial Garden
Calvary Catholic Cemetery
2655 Madden Ave
San Jose, CA, 95116
(408) 258-2940
Website: Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Calvary Catholic Cemetery was established in 1882 and is one of the oldest cemeteries in the Bay Area. It is operated by
the Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of San Jose. The
office is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (406 interments as of 10/08): Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
22555 Cristo Ray Dr.
Los Altos, CA 94024
(650) 428-3730
Website: Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
Gate of Heaven Cemetery was established in 1971, and has over fifty acres in the hills above Los Altos. It is operated by
the Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of San Jose. The
office is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (675 interments as of 10/08): Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Gavilan Hills Memorial Park
1000 First Street
Gilroy CA 95020
(408) 847- 4040
Formerly International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) - Masonic Cemetery.
Interments:
Tombstone Transcription Project (7,365 interments as of 10/08):
Surnames beginning with: A - B
Surnames beginning with: C - D
Surnames beginning with: E - G
Surnames beginning with: H - K
Surnames beginning with: L - M
Surnames beginning with: N - Q
Surnames beginnign with: R - S
Surnames beginning with: T - Z
Tombstone Transcription Proj (66 interments as of 10/08): Gavilan Hills Memorial Park
Interment.net (5 interments as of 10/08): Gavilan Hills Memorial Park
Find-A-Grave (940 interments as of 10/08): Gavilan Hills Memorial Park
Hacienda Cemetery - Quicksilver Mining Company
Bertram Rd
New Almaden CA
The Hacienda Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 1974, it was donated to the
Society of The California Pioneers of Santa Clara County
who now oversees the cemetery.
For information on the cemetery, see
Hacienda Cemetery.
For information on the Quicksilver Mining Company, see
Almaden Quicksilver County Park.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (50 interments as of 10/08): Hacienda Cemetery
Hidalgo Cemetery - Quicksilver Mining Company
New Almaden, CA
(408) 268-3883
All interred moved to Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Hidalgo Cemetery, located inside the Almaden Quicksilver County Park,
is accessible via hiking trails only, and is the southernmost accessible hillside point in the park. The grave markers are
gone, but the cemetery is marked by a white picket fence and Italian cypress trees. A wooden grave marker from the cemetery
has been preserved in the Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum.
For information on the cemetery, read Hidalgo Cemetery
Home of Peace Cemetery
300 Curtner Ave
San Jose , CA 95125
(408) 297-2447
Website: Home of Peace Cemetery
See Oak Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (116 interments as of 10/08): Home of Peace Cemetery
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
1000 First Street
Gilroy CA 95020
(408) 847-4040
See Gavilan Hills Memorial Park.
Islamic Cemetery (DAR-US-SALAAM) House of Peace
300 Curtner Ave.
San Jose , CA 95125
(408) 297-2447
Website: Islamic House of Peace
See Oak Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (26 interments as of 10/08): Islamic House of Peace
Laguna Cemetery
3100 Calaveras Road
Milpitas CA 95035
(408) 262-6980
The Laguna Cemetery, a two acre historic site, is located on the southeast corner of the Ed R. Levine County Park. The first
burials occured in the early 1860s, the last in 1914. Most of it's 44 plots had been sold by 1867. By 1950, only a few
headstones remained. Because so many of the headstones are missing, the names and number of those buried in the cemetery is
unclear. Destroyed by vandals and neglected for years, it has recently been renovated.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (1 interment as of 10/08): Laguna Cemetery
Los Gatos Memorial Park
2255 Los Gatos Almaden Rd
San Jose, CA 95124
(408) 356-4151
Los Gatos memorial Park was established in 1886, and sits at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Office hours Monday through
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (608 interments as of 10/08: Los Gatos Memorial Park
Madronia Cemetery
14766 Oak St.
Saratoga, CA 95070
(408) 867-3717
Madronia Cemetery was established in the 1850s, when Jose Ramon Arguello
donated land for a burial ground. The first burial was in 1854. Residents of McCartysville (former name of Saratoga)
formed a non-profit cemetery association which they called Madronia, after the red-trunked madrone trees on the site.
Among those buried here is Mrs. John (Mary) Brown, widow of Civil War abolitionist, John Brown.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (2,470 interments as of 10/08): Madronia Cemetery
Interment.net (4,580 interments as of 10/08): Madronia Cemetery
Mission City Memorial Park
420 N Winchester Blvd
Santa Clara, CA, 95050
(408) 984-3090
Website: Mission City Memorial Park
Mission City Memorial Park was established in 1864 and sits on thirty acres. It was first known as Santa Clara Burial Ground,
then Santa Clara Protestant Cemetery, then Santa Clara City Cemetery. Many Santa Clara Pioneer families and
well known local citizens are buried here, along with a few veterans dating back to the Civil War.
A self-guided walking tour with stops at 60 final resting places of important people in the City's history is available
(pdf file): Cemetery Walking Tour.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Grounds open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Interments:
SCCHGS (complete list of burials): Mission City Memorial Park
Find-A-Grave (2,609 interments as of 10/08): Mission City Memorial Park
Mount Hope Cemetery
17720 Monterey St
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
(408) 779-8456
Interments:
Tombstome Transcription Project (68 interments as of 10/08): Mount Hope Cemetery
Find-A-Grave (2,608 interments as of 10/08): Mount Hope Cemetery
Interment.net (1 interment as of 10/08): Mount Hope Cemetery
Oak Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park
300 Curtner Ave.
San Jose , CA 95125
(408) 297-2447
Also known as San Jose Cemetery, Town Cemetery and Pioneer Cemetery. Established in 1847. There are four independently
owned and operated cemeteries within Oak Hill:
1. Islamic Cemetery (DAR-US-SALAAM) House of Peace
2. Home of Peace Cemetery
3. Beth David Memorial Garden
4. Orthodox-Greek Cemetery
Cemetery records are not computerized. Anything prior to 1956 is stored in a vault and has to be researched. Hours: 8 a.m. to dusk; Masoleum 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Interments:
Tombstone Transcription Project (239 interments as of 10/08): Oak Hill Memorial Park
Tombstone Transcription Project (note): Oak Hill Memorial Park
Find-A Grave (3,741 interments as of 10/08): Oak Hill Memorial Park
Old Mexican Cemetery - Quicksilver Mining Company
Santa Teresa Hills, CA
Always searching for information on this cemetery. It is listed in the USGS Geographic Names Information System
with coordinates that place it in the Almaden Quicksilver Park (Latitude: 37.17361 Longitude: -121.83861). There is no
information on those interred, nor are there any markers on site.
Interments:
Old St. Mary Cemetery
Gilroy, CA
Old St. Mary Cemetery is an old Catholic cemetery tucked inside a residential area accessible via an unnamed alley between Church and Hannah
Streets, two blocks north of First Street.
Interments:
Tombstone Transcription Project (complete list as of 10/08): Old Saint Mary's Cemetery
Orthodox-Greek Cemetery
300 Curtner Ave.
San Jose , CA 95125
(408) 297-2447
See Oak Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park.
Presbyterian Church of Sunnyvale Memorial Gardens
728 West Fremont Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 739-1892
Website: Presbyterian Church of Sunnyvale Memorial Gardens
Also known as Sunnyvale Memorial Gardens. Operated by the Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (3 interments as of 10/08): Memorial Gardens.
St. Francis of Assisi Memorial Garden
5111 San Felipe Road
San Jose, CA 95135
(408) 223-1562
Website: St. Francis of Assisi Memorial Garden
St. Francis of Assisi Memorial Garden was established in 1998, and holds cremated remains in outdoor niches. Operated by
the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Interments:
St. John The Baptist Cemetery
Piedmont Rd.
Milpitas CA
(408) 258-2940
St. John The Baptist Cemetery was established in 1900. It is located on Piedmont Rd, 1/2 mi south of intersection
of Calaveras Blvd. Operated by the Catholic Diocese of San Jose.
Logbook of burials kept at Calvary Catholic Cemetary, 2665 A Madden Ave, San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 258-2940.
Interments:
Tombstone Transcription Project (292 interments as of 10/08): St John Cemetery
Find-A-Grave (5 interments as of 10/08): Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
St. Mary Cemetery
First St / Hecker Pass Highway
Gilroy CA 95020
(408) 847-5151
St. Mary Cemetery was established in 1915. It's GNIS coordinates place it on First Street between Wren Avenue and Westwood Dr.,
next door to Gavilan Hills Memorial Park. Operated by the Catholic Diocese of San Jose.
Interments:
Tombstone Transcription Project (4,085 interments as of 10/08):
Surnames beginning with: A - D
Surnames beginning with: E - L
Surnames beginning with: M - Q
Surnames beginning with: R - Z
Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
490 Lincoln St
Santa Clara, CA, 95050
(408) 296-4656
Website: Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
Also known as Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery. It is operated by the Catholic Diocese of San Jose.
Office hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friady, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Grounds open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Interments:
Tombstone Transcrptions Project (1,792 interments as of 10/08):
Surnames beginning with: A - L
Surnames beginning with: M - Z
Tombstone Transcription Project (partial list as of 10/08): Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
Tombstone Transcription Project (partial list as of 10/08): Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
Find-A-Grave (2.520 interments as of 10/08): Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
Skylawn Memorial Park
433 E El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 720-8089
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (2 interments as of 10/08): Skyline Memorial Park
Skylawn Memorial Park - Bai Ling Yuan
433 E El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(510) 475-8638
Interments:
Stanford Family Mausoleum at Stanford University
800 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94305-2250
(650) 723-7974
Website: Stanford University History
The Stanford Mausoleum, located in the northwest portion of the Stanford University campus in the Stanford University
Arboretum, holds the remains of the university's namesake Leland Stanford, Jr. and his parents Leland and Jane Lathrop Stanford.
The nearby Angel of Grief Monument marks the grave of Henry Clay Lathrop, brother of Jane.
Interments:
Find-A-Grave (5 interments as of 10/08): Stanford Family Mausoleum
Cemetery Transcription Resources:
Title: Cemetery inscriptions, ca. 1872-1908.
Authors: Rudell Cemetery (Lexington, Santa Clara County, California); Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical
Society (Santa Clara, California).
Notes: Microfilm of card index located at the Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society, Santa Clara,
California. Lexington is an unofficial locality in Santa Clara County.
Format: Manuscript (On Film).
Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990.
Physical: on 1 microfilm reel ; 16 mm.
Title: Cemetery inscriptions, ca. 1900-1905.
Authors: Laguna Cemetery (Santa Clara County, California); Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society
(Santa Clara, California).
Notes: Microfilm of index cards located at the Santa Clara Historical and Genealogical Society, Santa Clara, California.
Includes inscriptions of Millie E. Petty, Mary Miller and Jacob Miller. Laguna Cemetery is located in Ed R. Levine
Regional Park, Santa Clara County.
Format: Manuscript (On Film).
Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990.
Physical: on 1 microfilm reel ; 16 mm.
Title: Burials in some small abandoned California cemeteries.
Stmnt.Resp.: Sherman Lee Pompey.
Authors: Pompey, Sherman Lee (Main Author).
Notes: Cemeteries found in counties of Butte, Glenn, Kern, Merced, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sonoma.
Call Number: 979.4 V22p.
Location: FHL US/CAN Book.
Format: Books/Monographs (With Film).
Publication: Bakersfield, California : Historical and Genealogical Pub., [19--?].
Physical: 11 leaves.
Title: Cemetery headstone inscriptions, 1863-1984.
Stmnt.Resp.: [compiled by the Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society members].
Authors: Mission City Memorial Park (Santa Clara, California).
Notes: Microfilm of manuscript (index card file) located at the Santa Clara Co. Historical and Genealogical Society,
San Jose.
Format: Manuscript (On Film).
Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986.
Physical: on 3 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.
Links:
Tombstone Transcription Project - California.
Find-A-Grave
Ghost Trackers - photos of Mission City,
Hacienda, Laguna and SC Mission.
Bay Area Cemeteries - cool map of some
cemeteries.
Thanks to Jessie Laib, past coordinator for Santa Clara Co., for her information on many of these cemeteries!
